Here’s a recent video intro that I did, and some needless back-story.
I am a proud member of the best gaming syndicate in the world! I love my SG family (Sturmgrenadier for ya’ll nubs that don’t know) and although I haven’t had much time for MMO’s lately, I still read the forums every day. One of the newer members posted a video intro showing off the SG logo and some After Effects goodness. I too have been learning AE and decided to give it a go. Not that there was anything wrong with his video… I just wanted to make one for the fun of it.
I would love to hear some feedback. Criticize me, applaud me, spank me with a rubber hose… just let me know what you think and how it can be improved.
SG Video Intro
Not really much too it. A little snow effect using trapcode particular (popular AE Plugin) and used a solid with a mask to overlay the lighting bolt. I animated the flash, gave it some epic background noise, and used an ever-so-slight camera zoom.
My philosophy for video intros varies with the type of video. For gaming intro’s, your audience is likely to be nerdy, a.d.d. types with short attention spans so go with a short intro. This is especially true if you plan on making multiple videos and using the same intro… youtube surfers will watch video after video after video after video… a long intro (even a cool one) will get stale. I try to keep intro’s under 10 seconds unless I’m giving info like websites, names, and titles in them.
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Elvamerc, one of the fellas from the EVE portal, contacted me about using the intro. Needless to say, I am flattered and heck yes you can. Right click and save the following link. Here’s an updated one with the EVE online logo burning away. SG-EVE intro
